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The Second Anniversary Blog
Let me taste the world once more, Its charms and seductions that throw themselves at me, And flit away heartlessly when I clasp onto their wisps… Led into labyrinths that whispered of shade and succour, Inky black mazes soon … Continue reading
Be(y)wrong(in)
The newsfeed is already swamped with faces coloured beyond recognition, with cloudbursts of aabir or coloured powder that unapologetically stain bodies and clothes, clothes and hearts; with a careless abandon that is cathartic to say the least! I have grown … Continue reading
Little of less…much of more
Sitting amidst the enchantingly romantic manicured gardens that surround the majestic colonial edifice of the Victoria Memorial, I listened to celebrities talk of the Calcutta that excites the curiosity of many with its appalling squalor and dark mysteries of crime, … Continue reading
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Tagged #calcutta, #children, #CRY #photography #ricoh #memory, #kolkata, #RICOH
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From the pages of a city’s past…
The Manicktala bus stand on an early Saturday morning in October saw a motley crowd of Calcuttans gather in an upbeat mood to explore on a whirlwind tour, a slice of the immense richness of the literary heritage of the … Continue reading
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Tagged #ABSU, #ABSU2015, #calcutta, #heritage, #kolkata, #literature, #walk
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It is time…
The Goddess is arriving. She chooses her month, her mode of transport, her weather and her moment. These are the variables she toys around with. But her city is chosen. Continue reading
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Tagged #calcutta, #calcuttachutzpah, #calcuttalovin, #confluence of cultures, #durgapuja, #goddess, #kolkata, #kumartuli
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When you say nothing at all…
For a city that thrives on noise- angry crimson, persistent parrot green or just arbitrary plain white, there is a secret twilight zone, right in her heart, that puts her on a much needed detox diet. Continue reading
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Tagged #calcutta, #calcuttachutzpah, #calcuttalovin, #children, #kolkata, #oralschool
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Cast-away…
The sea returned to the land what it did not want to keep for itself,
The sea washed its salty hands off this burden too heavy. Continue reading
This Too Shall Pass…
It is not uncommon to discover that our gods have feet and hearts of clay, that our heroes are backroom dealers and manipulators. Then what? Continue reading
